I used to read Captain Marvel when I was a kid; I'm not altogether sure why, because I've never been a big fan of the cosmic sort of hero (or of Rick Jones, for that matter), but I read it regularly, which is the main reason I got this figure.
And it's a great-looking figure. Mar-Vell's costume was always one of my favorites and it's reproduced faithfully (as is his great hair). He's not overly muscular, although he does seem to have a bit of that hunch that Marvel Legends tend to give their musclebound heroes.
He's also very playable--good articulation for the most part, although the head doesn't turn well and the right hand is permanently set in a clenched claw position. The waist is a bit loose but the other joints are nice and tight, and Mar-Vell can stand well enough, can sit easily, and is quite a fine toy. He doesn't get a lot of play because, well, he's dead, and the kids don't really know who he is and where he should fit into their games. But a good toy.
Moon Knight I'm less familiar with, apart from the current blood-and-guts run. He looks good, has an absolutely fabulous cape, and comes with nunchuks and a nifty staff. His costume is mostly black, which doesn't jibe with what I do recall of Moon Knight (didn't he always wear all white?) but it looks fine.
He seems to have pretty much the same body as Captain Marvel, meaning not too bulky (and not at all like Finch draws him in his current title). He has good articulation, including full finger articulation (meaning that he can lift his pinky while he drinks his tea); other than that, his playability is about the same as Captain Marvel's. Good toy. Awesome cape.
Spider-Woman, on the other hand, is built very much like her current depiction. She's a nice-looking figure, but seems to automatically fall into some fairly girly poses, due in part to a very flexible waist--it's harder to get her into a battle pose than it is, say, Psylocke.
Playability...the soft plastic webbing under her arms does interfere with her playability, tends to get in the way most of the time and limits arm movement. Her hands and feet are not articulated, not a huge deal. Her long hair falls partially in front, so she can barely move her head at all, either side-to-side or up-and-down. She is, however, very flexible and can get into a wide variety of positions, which is always a plus. Good toy.
The Wasp seems to have much the same body sculpt as Spider-Woman, but is somehow easier to pose. She looks good, although honestly if I'd known that the variants looked so much better I'd have tried to get one. (That's what I get for pre-ordering before the pictures are available. Would have tried to get the Julia Carpenter Spider-Woman as well if I'd known she was Spider-Woman's variant...)
She's very posable, with good articulation on the whole (no hand or foot articulation). Her permanently-attached wings are very nice, can be positioned in different ways. She has very short hair, which enables her to lean her head back quite far--very good for flying. Good toy. The eight-year-old barely let me have her long enough to write this!
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